… risk factor leading to heart failure (HF), coronary artery disease (CAD), stroke, peripheral
artery disease and chronic renal failure. Hypertensive heart disease can manifest as many …

… used in the assessment of patients with suspected heart disease. However, in stable angina,
… patients with suspected heart failure, valvular disease, or pulmonary disease. The presence …

As the final pathway for the myriad diseases that affect the heart, the syndrome of heart
failure (HF) is a growing epidemic. Although considerable progress has been made in the …

… This executive summary highlights the major changes and most provocative recommendations
in the 2010 AHA Guidelines for CPR and Emergency Cardiovascular Care (ECC). …

Systematic evidence reports and accompanying summary tables were developed by the
expert panels and NHLBI. The guideline was reviewed by the ACC/AHA Task Force and …

Heart rhythm (HR) management is rapidly developing as a subspecialty within cardiology,
and it is imperative to promote and ensure sufficient and homogeneous training and …

… coronary heart disease, stroke, and the risk for these diseases … and disability resulting from
heart disease and stroke in the … of all, mortality from heart disease and stroke, is highest in …

Dyslipidemia is one of the most important risk factors for cardiovascular disease (CVD), and
managing dyslipidemia is extremely important for preventing CVD. Appropriately managing …

… Hypertension rarely exists in isolation, and is often observed with a constellation of other
coronary heart disease risk factors such as dyslipidemia, diabetes mellitus, renal disease, and …

… and approved by the ISHLT Board and Standards & Guidelines Committee, endorsed by
the AEPC, and those guidelines pertinent to electrophysiology, by the PACES Executive …